Zachary D. Massey

Zachary David Massey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office November 8, 1910 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Walter P. Brownlow
Succeeded by	Sam R. Sells
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office 1904-1906
Personal details
Born	November 14, 1864 Marshall, North Carolina
Died	July 13, 1923 (aged 58) Sevierville, Tennessee
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sally Josephine Mullendore Massey
Children	Beulah Massey Roy Hardee Massey Blanche Massey Constance "Cleo" Massey Juanita Massey Robert Massey
Alma mater	Louisville (Kentucky) Medical College
Profession	teacher Physician politician postmaster realtor
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	assistant surgeon
Unit	6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Zachary David Massey (November 14, 1864 – July 13, 1923) was an American politician that represented the 1st congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Massey was born on November 14, 1864 in Marshall, North Carolina son of Robert Hardy and Tempa Arena Brown Massey. He attended the public schools.

Career

Massey taught in the public schools of Marshall from 1882 to 1886. He married Sally Josephine Mullendore on November 25, 1886, and they had six children, Beulah, Roy, Blanche, Constance, Juanita, and Robert.^[1] He studied medicine in the Louisville (Kentucky) Medical College and commenced the practice of his profession in Wears Valley, Tennessee in 1889. He moved to Sevierville, Tennessee in Sevier County in 1890.

During the Spanish–American War, Massey served as an assistant surgeon with The Sixth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, also known as the "Sixth Immunes." The unit served its term of service in the continental U.S. and in Puerto Rico from 1898 to 1899.^[2]

After Massey was the postmaster of Sevierville from 1899 to 1904; he then was a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1904 to 1906.^[3]

Massey was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter P. Brownlow. He served from November 8, 1910 to March 3, 1911,^[4] but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed the practice of medicine and also engaged in the real estate business.

Death

On July 13, 1923, Massey died in Sevierville, Tennessee. He is interred at Shiloh Cemetery.^[5]

References

1. "Zachary D. Massey". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
2. "Zachary D. Massey". Spanamwar.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. "Zachary D. Massey". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
4. "Zachary D. Massey". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
5. "Zachary D. Massey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Zachary D. Massey (id: M000230)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Find A Grave